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Controversy Brewing over Ruling Party’s Renewal of Capital Relocation Plan

SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The ruling Democratic Party (DP) has been stepping up efforts to renew a more than decade-old plan to relocate South Korea’s administrative capital to Sejong, south of Seoul, in the face of strong protests from opposition lawmakers. During a party meeting on Thursday, DP floor leader Kim Tae-nyeon expressed [...]

Ruling Party’s Landslide Election Win to Give Boost to President Moon’s Reform Drive

SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The ruling party’s overwhelming parliamentary election victory is expected to provide fresh momentum to President Moon Jae-in’s policy drive during the remainder of his tenure. In one of the world’s first nationwide elections held amid the coronavirus pandemic, South Koreans awarded a majority of seats to the Democratic Party [...]